Healthy eating after bariatric surgery on a budget
Have you noticed that your weekly shopping costs seem to be slowly increasing once you reach the checkout? According to Forbes, the federal government and Reserve Bank have forecast that inflation in Australia will peak at 7.75% in the December quarter of 2022. As a...
Why protein is important after weight loss surgery
Weight loss surgery is an effective tool to help you achieve weight loss, but long-term success is determined by diet and lifestyle changes. After surgery the focus should be on sustainable eating and exercise habits, maintenance of nutrition by eating healthy foods...
Heart Bypass vs Gastric Bypass – an eyeopener
As well as creating our own content around the topic of obesity and life-changing treatment, we are constantly exploring others' ideas and opinions. We discovered an article, A Sad Tale of 2 Bypass Surgeries, that has an interesting way of demonstrating the...
Doctors at Upper GI Surgery
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Weight loss surgery & type 2 diabetes treatment
Nearly a million Australians (aged 18 and over) had type 2 diabetes in 2017 - 2018 (ABS). This information is only based on self-reported data, so is likely to underestimate the real prevalence of this disease. Type 2 diabetes is a complex condition in which the body...
Non-surgical obesity treatment options
Obesity treatment Obesity for most people seems to be irreversible. A person wanting to lose weight (permanently) will need to significantly reduce their food intake, below that of their friends and family, in an environment where food is readily available and others...